What we're reading - 4th June 2025
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National Youth Work Award for Castlemilk Youth Complex Directors
In this piece, Castlemilk Youth Complex (CYC) Board of Directors write about their National Youth Work Award experience – from being nominated to winning on the night. "This win wasn’t just for us. It was for every young person that’s ever walked through the doors at CYC.”
Watch: Democracy as if the future mattered - Can democratic innovation change the world?
In this inaugural lecture, Prof. Oliver Escobar explores how we are undergoing an unprecedented global democratic recession, but also a period of democratic innovation. What is at the heart of this apparent contradiction? Can democracy evolve to improve the prospect of desirable futures for people and planet?
Taking a trauma-informed lens to a place-based approach
This briefing explores the relationship between place, wellbeing, and psychological trauma. It highlights how local authorities and community planning partners could apply trauma-informed principles to improve outcomes, reduce inequalities, and design places that foster healing and resilience.
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